Emei mountain is 1 of the 4 sacred buddhist mountains of china and a UNESCO site. And this Jinding is right at the summit It’s 2.5 hrs by car from chengdu city to the foot of the emei mountain. Then you take a 1.5 hr bus further up to about 2,000m. After that a 45 min hike up to 2,500m. And lastly a short cable car ride to 3,000m where the temple and buddha statue are And of course you can hike up all the way over 3 days Today was non peak season and a work day and already fairly crowded. I suggest you avoid weekends and public holidays Not that chilly even at the top. I was sweating wearing a light jumper It was foggy so the views were not great as expected

We reached this place with difficulty as it was winter and it was freezing with snow on the ground and slippery stairs/steps. Please bring enough winter clothing, snow boots, scarf and gloves. The golden buddha was very impressive and we feel that this is a place that was worth to visit.